Celler Alimara Estrelles de Batea Garnatxa Blanca 2021Celler Alimara is a small 6ha vineyard and winery in Terra Alta, Catalunya, owned by a Scottish couple who had been making wine in England for around 15 years before purchasing the vineyards in 2013. They are committed to making wine sustainably and honestly, looking for an authentic expression of the Mediterranean climate and calcareous clay soils that mark their region. Their vineyards are worked organically according to regenerative principles,

this Orange wine offers everything you would expect from the style

or mature cheeses like Roquefort or Époisses

including red-currants and blueberries with a touch of floral elegance

Alcohol may be a touch higher

eventually transforming Borgo del Tiglio into a benchmark for the region

This range of wild-ferment wines captures the Cape’s classic varietals with a vibrant

organic or otherwise

as both brothers have notable talent for winemaking in their own style

still displaying the heady perfume of lychee

and Ortega

with ripe and vivid black and red berry fruit

Her flagship white wine is a blend of Malvasia Fina and Encruzado